Who are we
Dontasia marrs 1987 (United States)
are we dirty
are we unworthy
who are we?
Are we to be tortured in plain sight
are to be killed in the darkness of night
who are we?
Are we drug dealers and thieves
are we ugly uneducated fiends
who are we?
Will we feed into these stereotypes
will we be shoved into these roles or join the fights
will we be queens and kings
will we stand strong in our faith as we sing
who are we?
Are we strong black women and men
are we unimportant Negros waiting to be slain
who are you?
About this poem
I wrote this poem after I saw the way I was looked at walking around a store and wrote down how I felt
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Submitted by thatsmartgirl87 on May 30, 2023
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Scheme | aaAbbAcdAefghAijk |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 474 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
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